[1st case of extra-gastrointestinal anisakiasis in a human diagnosed in Italy].
A case of extra-gastrointestinal infection by Anisakis in a woman living in Catania (Sicily, Southern Italy) is described. The patient complained of severe pain in the ileocecal region, and a diagnosis of acute appendicitis led to an appendectomy. During the intervention, a laparoscopic exploration showed a nodule on the large omentum that was surgically removed. Parasitological diagnosis was achieved on the basis of morphological observations carried out on the histological sections of the nodule.
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Istituto di Parassitologia, Università La Sapienza, Roma.
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Giannone
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017163:Anisakis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007814:Larva; D009852:Omentum / Q000469:parasitology*; D012802:Sicily
Primo caso di anisakiosi extragastrointestinale nell'uomo diagnosticato in Italia.